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Persian Gulf-1947: Sailing Ship in Rough Seas with Crashing Waves

  • Year1947
  • Decade1940s
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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Sailing Ship in Rough Seas with Crashing Waves — Clip Details

Sailing through rough seas in the Persian Gulf in 1947, this 8mm home movie captures a ship battling turbulent waves under an overcast sky. The vessel rocks violently, with water crashing against the hull and spray flying. Shot from the deck, the footage shows the ship's structure silhouetted against churning blue water, conveying the power of the ocean. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film adds to the authentic vintage feel, offering a rare glimpse of maritime life during the postwar era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
124759549

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People visible: No
  • Logos / trademarks: No
  • Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

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Date
1947 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Not recorded Unidentified (Insufficient evidence for a responsible conclusion.)
Location evidence
No location is recorded for this clip.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • blue sky
  • light white
  • free
  • open space
  • large
  • boat
  • ocean
  • sailing
  • sea
  • water
  • ship
  • waves
  • crashing
  • rocking
  • splashing
  • tilting
  • moving
  • transportation
  • persian gulf
  • 1947
  • 1947 maritime footage
  • Persian Gulf ship voyage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • rough sea waves
  • sailing ship in storm
  • archival naval footage
  • Super 8 ocean footage
  • 1940s home movie
  • ship rocking in waves
  • vintage maritime history
  • old film footage
  • sea storm 1947
  • naval journey 1947
  • historical ship footage
  • vintage ocean travel
  • 8mm ship journey
  • archival sea footage
  • wartime maritime travel
  • vintage sailing footage
  • 1940s naval life

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful 1940s maritime archival footage for documentary inserts, travel sequences, naval context, or weather-at-sea coverage using real 8mm home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Rough blue sea seen from a ship deck with a dark structure at right.

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